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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Melanie call for assistance?

2. Where are Hutch's quarters located?

3. How many civilizations have lived on Quraqua?

4. What does no one on board the Wincklemann realize?

5. Where is the snowball aimed for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hutch bother to call the Kosmik and warn them that they might have a problem?

2. What events conspire against Hutch, slowing down her return to the surface one last time?

3. Why had the excavation of the Lower Temple been so important?

4. What is Maggie doing on board the Wincklemann?

5. What is the basic topography of Quraqua?

6. What information does David Emory convey via downlink hologram?

7. Who does Janet run into as she is leaving her quarters with her baggage and what does she remember of the incident?

8. What plans does Frank Carson have once Quraqua has been evacuated and terraforming has begun?

9. What formality does Henry's team observe when they finally break through to the Temple of the Winds, and what do they find inside?

10. What was particularly odd about the structures created in Oz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the only thing that can interfere with the planned mission to find the home planet of the Monument Makers once Hutch and the rest of the crew are on board? What does Hutch do to avoid that likelihood? What happens afterward that justifies her fears of cancellation? How does Hutch respond to the instructions from the Academy and why? What were those instructions and what reason was given for them?

Essay Topic 2

What is the eventual outcome of the crew of the Wincklemann? How many members remain, and what positions do they hold afterward? What is attempted by Meg Campbell aboard the Pasquarella? What is the outcome? What conclusions are reached about the Monument Makers? What suggestion made by Hutch is found to be correct and why? What discovery supports her conclusions?

Essay Topic 3

What equipment do Hutch and Frank request from Melanie and the Catherine Perch? Who approves the equipment loan and what will it be used for? What else is loaned other than equipment? What ship do Hutch and Frank have access to, and who grants them permission to do so? How long after the Catherine Perch arrives did this ship come? What is the second ship's original mandate?

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